How To Install i3blocks on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3blocks in Fedora 36. i3blocks is A feed generator for text based status bars

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3blocks on Fedora 36.

What is `i3blocks`

A feed generator for text based status bars i3blocks executes your command lines and generates a status line from their output. Commands are scheduled at configured time intervals, upon signal reception or on clicks. The generated line is meant to be displayed by the i3 window manager through its i3bar component, as an alternative to i3status. i3blocks is meant to be highly flexible but intuitive. No library package is required, just output what your status bar expects, from your favorite programming language and your preferred format.

We can use yum or dnf to install i3blocks on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install i3blocks.

Install i3blocks on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install i3blocks using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install i3blocks

Install i3blocks on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install i3blocks using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install i3blocks

How To Uninstall i3blocks on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the i3blocks package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove i3blocks

i3blocks Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/i3blocks.conf
/usr/bin/i3blocks
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/a6b5087b8ce23ee1dc4095acfe585257fd6c7a
/usr/share/licenses/i3blocks
/usr/share/licenses/i3blocks/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/i3blocks.1.gz

References

i3blocks website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3blocks on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).